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ARCTOSTAPHYLOS 



ARDISIA 



eels glandular: fr. minutely glandular. Calif. Intro. 

 1891. Lvs. used medicinally like those of A. Uva-ursi. 



6. viscida, Parry. From 5-15 ft. : Ivs. broad-ovate or 

 elliptic, abruptly mucronulate, acute or rounded at the 

 base, glaucous: fls. in slender and spreading, panicled 

 racemes; pedicels viscid; corolla light pink: fr. depressed, 

 about J^in. broad, smooth. Ore. to Calif. 



BB. Lvs. more or less pubescent. 



c. Branchlets usually bristly-hairy: hts. dull grayish or 

 bluish green above. 



7. tomentdsa, Douglas. From 2-6 ft. : Ivs. oblong-lan- 

 ceolate or ovate, acute, sometimes serrulate, pubescent 

 beneath, pale green: fls. in rather dense and short, 

 usually panicled racemes; pedicels short: fr. puberulous, 

 glabrous at length. W. N. Amer. B.R. 21:1791. B.M. 

 3320. The hardiest of the erect species. 



365. Arctotis grandis. 



8. Pringlei, Parry. Shrub: Ivs. broad-ovate or ellip- 

 tic, usually abruptly mueronulate, pubescent, some- 

 times glabrous at length, glaucous: panicled racemes 

 peduncled, usually leafy at the base, many-fld.; slen- 

 der pedicels and calyx glandular-pubescent: fr. glan- 

 dular hispid: Calif., Ariz. 



cc. Branchlets tomentose: Ivs. bright green and 

 lustrous above. 



9. tricolor, Gray. From 34 ft. : Ivs. oblong-oval, acute 

 at both ends, entire and re volute at the margin, gla- 

 brous and bright green above, white-tomentose be- 

 neath: fls. in nodding, rather dense racemes; pedicels 

 and calyx tomentose; corolla J^in. long, rose-colored: 

 fr. smooth. Calif. 



10. diversifdlia, Parry (Comarostdphylis diversifdlia, 

 Greene). Shrub, 5-15 ft. : Ivs. elliptic or ovate to oblong, 

 1-2 J^ in. long, acute, cuneate at the base, spinulose- 

 dentate, often revolute at the margin, grayish pubes- 

 cent or tomentose beneath: racemes terminal, usually 

 several, lJ^-4 in. long, tomentose; pedicels slender; 



corolla Yi\n. long, light pink: fr. ovoid, i^in. long, 

 scarlet. Low. Calif . May, June: fr. in Aug., Sept. Mn. 

 5:231. 



A. alpina, Spreng.=Arotous alpina. A. arbuloiiies. Hemsl. 

 Five to 6 ft.: Ivs. lanceolate, oblong, ferrugineously pubescent 

 beneath: panicles erect, loose. Guatemala. B.R. 29:30. A.araiUa, 

 Zucc. (A. nitida, Benth.). Five to 6 ft.: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, ser- 

 rate, glaucous and glabrous: panicles loose, erect. S. Mex. B R 

 31:32. B.M. 3904 (as A. nitida). A. caHf6rnica, Hort.=A. neva- 

 densis. A. nUida, Benth. =A. arguta. A. polifdlia, HHK. Height 

 1-3 ft.: Ivs. linear-lanceolate, glaucous and puberulous beneath: 8s. 

 red, in loose, erect racemes. Me*. ALFRED K.EHDER. 



ARCTOTIS (Greek for bear's ear, alluding to the 

 achene). Compositx. Herbs with long-peduncled heads 

 and more or less white-woolly herbage, of 30 or more 

 African species : achenes grooved, with scale-like pappus : 

 involucre with numerous imbricated scales: receptacle 

 bristly. Two species, both treated as annuals, are sold 

 in this country. Cultivation simple. 



breviscapa, Thunb. (A. leptorhlza var. breiriscit/in, 

 DC.). Stemlessor nearly so (6 in. high), half-hardy, read- 

 ily prop, from seeds, and to be grown in a warm, sunny 

 place: Ivs. usually longer than the scape, incised-den- 

 tate: scape hirsute, bearing one large fl. with dark 

 center and oiange rays. 



grandis, Thunb. Fig. 365. A beautiful annual, form- 

 ing a bushy clump 2-2 ^ ft. high: Ivs. much shorter 

 than the scape, repand dentate: fls. 2J^-3 in. diam., 

 white or white and pale violet. May be the same as A. 

 shEchadifolia, Berger. 



A. Gtimbleionii, Hook. f. Ray fis. deep orange-red. Namaqua- 

 land. S. Afr. B.M. 7796. N. TAYLOR, f 



ARCTOUS (Greek, boreal, referring to its distribu- 

 tion). Syn. Mairania. Ericacex. Ornamental flat 

 shrub, rarely cultivated in rockeries for its bright 

 green foliage and scarlet or black fruits in autumn. 



Prostrate glabrous shrub: Ivs. alternate, serrate, 

 deciduous: fls. in small terminal racemes; calyx 4-5- 

 parted; corolla urceolate with 4-5-toothed recurved 

 limb; stamens 8-10, included, anthers with a pair of 

 short awns, cells opening with a pore; ovary 4-5-. 

 celled: fr. a globose juicy drupe with 4-5 separate 

 nutlets. One circumpolar species. 



This is a plant lying flat on the ground, with 

 shreddy bark, thin deciduous leaves clustered toward 

 the end of the branches, small white flowers appearing 

 before or with the leaves, followed by lustrous, black 

 or red fruits. Adapted for rockeries where it will prob- 

 ably succeed best in peaty soil and in a half-shady posi- 

 tion. Propagation is by seeds and by cuttings. 



alpinus, Niedenzu (Arctostdphylos alpina, Spreng. 

 Mairania alpina, Desv.). Lvs. obovate or oblanceolate, 

 narrowed into the short petiole, l /y-\ l A in. long, reticu- 

 late, serrate: fls. 2-4, J^in. long, white tinged pinkish 

 or greenish: fr. }^in. across, globose, bluish black. N. 

 Amer., N. Eu., and N. Asia. S.E.B. 6:880. B.B. 2:573. 

 M.D.G. 25:138 (habit). Var. rftber, Rehd. & Wilson. 

 Fr. bright red, not changing to black. Rocky Mts., W. 

 China. This variety is handsomer than the type on 

 account of the bright color of the fr. 



ALFRED REHDBH. 



ARDISIA (pointed, alluding to the stamens or 

 corolla-lobes). Including Icacdrea. Myrsinacex. Trees 

 and shrubs, some of which are grown in their juvenile 

 state as pot subjects, or as outdoor specimens in warm 

 climates. 



Flowers white or rose, usually in cymes, with 5 

 parted (sometimes 4- or 6-parted) rotate corolla, 5 

 stamens attached to the throat of the corolla, with very 

 large anthers and a 1-seeded drupe the size of a pea: 

 Ivs. entire, dentate or crenate, thick and evergreen. 

 Probably more than 200 species in the tropical and 

 subtropical parts of both hemispheres, one of which 

 (A. crenulata) is a popular berry-bearing conservatory 



